Not so much a whole rig as a frame right now. Unfortunately it will not be built up until this winter/spring "10 due to financial considerations. So what if it is 10 years old. Still a really sweet looking frame!

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...4/4Banger1.jpg

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4Bangers RAWK!!! Throw a PIKE or some decent 5" fork on there and shred!

My New Baby:
 

chelboed,

Thanks! I won it on fleabay and could not believe how good of shape it is in considering what I paid. I'm still not sure what I am going to throw out front on this thing and a Pike never even entered my thoughts until now! I was thinking a 120mm or even an '08 Reba U-Turn if I can get one somewhere. I was also just thinking of going with a Reba Team and calling it a day asI have a line on one right now for $440 shipped.

Scott

That thing was made to be pushed. (sorta) Sure, it's not as tough as the bikes of today, but the HA would be pretty alright with 5", I think. The KEWL thing about the PIKE is that you can get the U-Turn slammed down to 95mm for the techy crap and stretch it out to 140mm for the smooth-steering descents.

wahoo?

2008 Motobecane 700 DS. New RS Tora 318 -Turn with Poploc, RS MC3.3 shock, Redline platform pedals, easton seatpost, Bell wireless trip computer.


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is that a urt rear?

^^ Derailleur clamp is on the swingarm; has to be.

Picture #2 should give you the answer to that.

It's a single pivot rear tri with the pivot right above the BB shell. The FD is attached to the rear tri as D said, but the crankset is attached to the front tri.

sorry, that was more of a rhetorical question than anything. I just didn't know people still bought those.

Um...they don't, and that's not.:crash:

Here's mine with some upgrades... and another thumbs up for chelboad.

Don't think I've posted since Christmas... sorry if I did already.

XT cranks, King BB, Boone cog/chainring (18/34).

Ooooooo...Pimpy red chain:)

yeah, thats a wahoo. i'm planning on selling it if anyones interested

So, your purpose is to be the fashion police and make snarky comments at my expense? I appreciate it, thanks. Sigh...

Yeah...snarky-pants. (what's a snarky?)


I might wanna take my URT comments back...doesn't Maverick still make one?


Nevermind:

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(talking to myself again)

Has nothing to do with fashion starkonian. Nothing.

Your bikes are awesome man. Look like they are built to be used everyday:thumb:

I wanted to revisit this for a moment, because I thought Ed was wrong - - but he is not. I made the false assumption that since the der. was on the rear triangle that it was a URT. Ed's right, though - -the pivot is so close that the FD can be there and still rotate around the crank. I found a very good pic to illustrate:

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/w.../700DSSIDE.jpg

It was rhetorical; but it's still fun to drive it into the ground, given enough running room :D.

I love being right.

I didn't even know it was in question...that'll teach ya!

All these nice bikes...
Makes me kinda' depressed and ashamed of mine
=)

I'm going to try to pick up something better in Europe.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l3...ernal/Bik2.jpg

I love my rize.